The Palestinians presented a draft UN resolution laying out terms for a final peace deal with Israel but sought to avoid a clash with the United States by saying they were open to negotiations on the text.

The draft resolution would set a 12-month deadline for wrapping up negotiations on a final settlement and the end of 2017 as the time frame for completing an Israeli withdrawal from Palestinian territories.

The draft was presented to the UN Security Council by fellow Arab member Jordan, envoy Riyad Mansour, thanking Arabs and European nations for their help.